Heifers selling to £1600 at Kilrea

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Coagh farmer, Fleckvieh £540, £520, £505, £485, £460, £455, £445; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £445, £435, Simmental £435, Aberdeen Angus £435, Friesian £250; Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £430, £380; Stranocum farmer, Shorthorn beef £425; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £415; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £415; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Claudy farmer, Hereford £390; Desertmartin farmer, Belgian Blue £385, Aberdeen Angus £360; Bendooragh farmer, Hereford £370, £260, Holstein £250; Cloughmills farmer, Belgian Blue £350; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £335; Ballyclare farmer, Charolais £320, Blonde d’Aquitaine £285, £205, £200; Dunloy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315, £220; Desertmartin farmer, Limousin £305, Simmental £285; Strabane farmer, Belgian Blue £305, £285, £275, Aberdeen Angus £260, £255, Belgian Blue £250, Shorthorn beef £240, £230; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £300, £235, £220; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £300; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £300; Dungiven farmer, Shorthorn beef £290, £265; Ahoghill farmer, Hereford £285, Aberdeen Angus £235; Kells farmer, Belgian Blue £280, Aberdeen Angus £225; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £275; Dungannon farmer, Friesian £260; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £255, £210; Glarryford farmer, Simmental £250; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £250; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £245, £220; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £240; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Cloughmills farmer, Fleckvieh £235; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £230 and Finvoy farmer, Montbeliarde £220.

Heifer calves: Claudy farmer, Charolais £490; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £415; Dungiven farmer, Shorthorn beef £405, £295; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £405, £370; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £395; Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £390, £375; Cloughmills farmer, Belgian Blue £380; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, £300; Desertmartin farmer, Friesian £375; Coagh farmer, Hereford £360, £280; Rasharkin farmer, Belgian Blue £340, £250; Garvagh farmer, Limousin £320; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310, £270; Limavady farmer, Charolais £300, Belgian Blue £240; Bendooragh farmer, Hereford £295, £230, £200; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £285; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, Belgian Blue £275, £230, £220; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £275; Moneymore farmer, Hereford £275; Dunloy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £245; Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £240, £220 and Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £215.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £260. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (130)

A great entry of weanlings met an outstanding trade for all types on offer, both for Continental beef bred types, Friesian cross types and Friesian and Holstein lumps.

Weanlings to top of £1015 and 276 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A good entry of over 600 on Monday 7th March met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £5.32 per kg and to top of £128.

Fat ewes to £216.

Lambs (500)

Garvagh farmer, 22k £117 (532), 22.5k £114.50 (509); Cloughmills farmer, 23k£120 (522), 18k £93.50 (519); Kilrea farmer, 20k £104 (520); Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £121 (515); Local farmer, 24k £123 (513), 24.5k £121 (494); Glarryford farmer, 21.5k £109 (507), 21.5k £107 (498); Portglenone farmer, 24k £121.50 (506); Dunloy farmer, 24.5k £123 (502); Rasharkin farmer, 20k £100 (500), 19k £93.50 (492); Randalstown farmer, 23k £115 (500), 23.5k £116.50 (496); Upperlands farmer, 24k £120 (500); Randalstown farmer, 23k £115 (500); Portglenone farmer, 22.5k £112.50 (500) and Ballymoney f armer, 24k £120 (500).

Fat ewes (100) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £216.

More ewes needed.

A small entry of dairy stock on Tuesday 8th March met a great trade with more quality lots required.

Plumbridge farmer, calved heifers to £1560, springing heifers in calf Aberdeen Angus to £1480, £1460.

More stock required weekly.

A super entry of 370 on Wednesday 9th March at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand. Steers to £1520 and heifers to £1600. Fat cows and bulls to £1590.

Fat cows: 110 on offer - flying trade.

Claudy farmer, 560k Limousin £1450 (259), 580k £1430 (247), 520k £1100 (212); Coleraine farmer, 740k Belgian Blue £1600 (216), 710k £1500 (211), 700k Aberdeen Angus £1370 (196), 600k Friesian £1120 (187); Bellaghy farmer, 740k Limousin £1590 (215); Macosquin farmer, 540k Limousin £1140 (211); Glenarm farmer, 640k Limousin £1330 (208), 510k Belgian Blue £950 (186), 650k Charolais £1195 (184); Stewartstown farmer, 960k Fleckvieh £1820 (190); Bellaghy farmer, 820k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (188); Ballycastle farmer, 670k Limousin £1250 (187); Cushendall farmer, 640k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (186); Ballycastle farmer, 640k Limousin £1180 (184), 690k Aberdeen Angus £1180 (171), 600k Sal £950 (158); Maghera farmer, 540k Holstein £970 (180), 830k Hereford £1340 (161); Ballymoney farmer, 730k SH £1280 (175), 570k Limousin £820 (144); Macosquin farmer, 640k Shorthorn beef £1110 (173), 600k £1010 (168), 580k £970 (167), 730k £1220 (167), 630k £970 (154), 470k £700 (149); Dunloy farmer, 720k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (172), 1100k Charolais £1680 (153); Aghadowey farmer, 700k Friesian £11200 (171), 640k £930 (145); Ballycastle farmer, 700k Shorthorn beef £1190 (170), 560k Simmental £840 (150); Ballymoney farmer, 660k Friesian £1090 (165), 660k Fleckvieh £980 (149); Macosquin farmer, 650k Friesian £1040 (160), 700k £1060 (151), 640k £930 (145); Dungiven farmer, 660k Fleckvieh £1040 (158); Portglenone farmer, 630k Charolais £990 (157); Moneymore farmer, 700k Friesian £1100 (157); Ballycastle farmer, 690k Holstein £1080 (157), 650k £1010 (155), 710k £1040 (147), 620k £920 (148); Glarryford farmer, 730k Friesian £1140 (156); Glarryford farmer, 770k Friesian £1190 (155); Garvagh farmer, 740k Fleckvieh £1120 (151); Ballymena farmer, 480k ST £720 (150); Moneymore farmer, 600k Friesian £900 (150), 600k £870 (145), 700k £1010 (144); Rasharkin farmer, 610k Friesian £910 (149); Kilraughts farmer, 550k Fleckvieh £820 (149); Rasharkin farmer, 700k NR £1040 (149); Dungiven farmer, 630k Friesian £930 (148) and Garvagh farmer, 630k Friesian £910 (144).

Suckler stock

Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £1440; Bellaghy farmer, springing Limousin heifers in calf Aberdeen Angus to £1360, £1250 and Maghera farmer, Charolais heifers with Charolais heifer calves at foot to £1350, £1330.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dunloy farmer, 510k Charolais £1450 (284), 510k £1350 (265), 580k £1520 (262), 540k £1380 (256), 570k Limousin £1350 (237); Kilrea farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1600 (271), 510k £1300 (255), 530k Charolais £1350 (255), 430k Limousin £990 (230); Garvagh farmer, 550k Charolais £1490 (271), 500k £1340 (268), 550k £1460 (266), 520k £1370 (264), 530k £1370 (259), 530k £1340 (253), 590k £1490 (253), 510k £1260 (247), 540k £1330 (246), 490k £1140 (233), 510k £1180 (231), 490k £1070 (218); Bellarena farmer, 300k Limousin £770 (257), 290k £690 (238), 330k £740 (224); Crumlin farmer, 600k Limousin £1520 (253), 520k £1250 (240), 670k £1520 (227), 600k £1360 (227), 570k £1270 (223); Maghera farmer, 340k Charolais £860 (253), 370k £810 (219); Maghera farmer, 550k Limousin £1380 (251), 530k £1260 (238), 550k £1240 (226); Ballintoy farmer, 400k Charolais £990 (248), 430k £980 (228), 440k £1000 (227), 470k £1010 (215); Greysteel farmer, 460k Limousin £1130 (246); Dunloy farmer, 530k Charolais £1300 (245), 580k £1400 (241), 540k £1280 (237), 550k £1300 (236), 690k £1550 (225); Ballycastle farmer, 450k Limousin £1100 (244); Dungiven farmer, 440k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1040 (236), 460k Limousin £1080 (235), 440k £1030 (234); Upperlands farmer, 610k Charolais £1440 (236, 620k Limousin £1390 (224); Kilrea farmer, 450k Charolais £1050 (233); Ballycastle farmer, 400k Limousin £930 (233), 420k Charolais £960 (229), 470k £1070 (228), 440k Limousin £1000 (227), 500k Stabiliser £1080 (216); Kilrea farmer, 550k Limousin £1260 (229), 620k £1360 (219); Ballymena farmer, 490k Charolais £1120 (229), 470k £1040 (221), 540k £1190 (220), 570k £1250 (219), 440k £960 (218), 500k £1090 (218); Ballymoney farmer, 400k Charolais £900 (225); Garvagh farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1070 (223); Magherafelt farmer, 530k Limousin £1170 (221), 580k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (216); Ballymena farmer, 390k Charolais £860 (221); Limavady farmer, 530k Limousin £1160 (219); Randalstown farmer, 350k SPK £760 (217); Ballycastle farmer, 410k Limousin £890 (217); Bushmills farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (217); Coleraine farmer, 420k Limousin £910 (217) and Bushmills farmer, 480k Limousin £1040 (217).

Steers

Dunloy farmer, 370k Charolais £1080 (292), 370k £1020 (276), 400k £1040 (260), 350k £900 (257), 430k £1090 (254), 350k £880 (251), 430k £1060 (247), 390k £950 (244); Ballycastle farmer, 310k Limousin £880 (284), 360k £940 (261), 330k £840 (255), 400k £970 (243), 290k £700 (241); Knockloughrim farmer, 330k Limousin £880 (267), 340k £800 (235); Cushendall farmer, 290k Charolais £750 (259); Dungiven farmer, 340k Belgian Blue £870 (256), 350k Limousin £800 (229), 320k Charolais £730 (228); Bellarena farmer, 290k Limousin £730 (252), 320k £790 (247), 310k £750 (242), 340k £820 (241), 360k £860 (239), 340k £800 (235), 360k £840 (233), 350k £800 (229), 300k Belgian Blue £650 (217); Dunloy farmer, 570k Charolais £1410 (247), 600k £1480 (247), 450k £1080 (240), 540k £1270 (235), 600k £1400 (233), 580k £1300 (224), 630k £1390 (221); Crumlin farmer, 530k Limousin £1280 (242), 540k £1240 (230); Garvagh farmer, 580k Limousin £1370 (236), 570k £1290 (226); Cookstown farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1010 (235); Limavady farmer, 620k Charolais £1450 (234), 630k £1470 (233); Kilrea farmer, 310k Limousin £720 (232), 330k £760 (230), 380k £840 (221), 270k £590 (219); Maghera farmer, 500k Charolais £1150 (230), 540k £1230 (228); Kilrea farmer, 560k Sal £1260 (225), 670k Charolais £1500 (224), 680k £1520 (224), 650k £1450 (223), 630k Sal £1390 (221), 680k Charolais £1500 (221); Portglenone farmer, 640k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (219); Ballymoney farmer, 630k Fleckvieh £1360 (216); Portglenone farmer, 390k Par £840 (215); Glarryford farmer, 590k Simmental £1270 (215) and Kilraughts farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (215).

Friesian and Aberdeen Angus steers a flying trade with more required for strong demand.

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.